Bath-tub attachment.



w. D. REES. BATH TuB ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27,1915.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

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WILLIAM D. REES, OF COLUMBUS OHIO.

' BATH-TUB ATTACHMENT. V r

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented one. 2, 1am.

Application filed August 27, 1915. Serial No. 47,704.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. Runs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Golumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bath- Tub Attachments,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bath tub attachments and comprises essentially atype of structure capable of use with an ordinary bath tub to enable aperson to take a sweat bath or Turkish bath, as it is commonly known. v

The main object of my invention, there fore, resides in a peculiar typeof shelf structure held suspended within the interior of a bath tub andin spaced relation with its bottom, in order to permit the hot air orsteam generated by suitable air heatin apparatus or by hot water whichmay e confined within the bath tub, to rise about the body of a personsupported on said shelf structure. In this connection it may be well to,

state that running water may be resorted to, or the use of an extraneousheating means such as an electrical heating unit may be used to keep thewater in a heated and steaming state. It is further essential that thisshelf structure be held supported adjacent the top edge of the tub andthat it be made of rigid construction to take the place of a slab or thelike to facilitate a rub down or a massage.

A further object of my invention resides in a type of structure wherebythe same may be folded up into small compass and further be readilytransported from place to place when not in use. 1

The preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanyingsheet of drawings, in which similar characters of reference designatecorresponding parts, and

in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bath tub with my attachment shown inposltion thereon, and,

Fig. 2 is a side view, the major portion of which shows the structure incentral section.

In these several views, the bath tub is designated generally by thereference numeral 1 and is of the conventional construction in that thefaucet structure 2 is shown adjacent the upper edge of one end and anemergency or overflow outlet 3 is shown directly be-,

neath this faucet structure.

My invention itself consists in the provis1on of a rigid shelf structureformed of a plurality of slats or slabs 4 held in spaced relation uponsuitable side rails 5. The shelf structure thus formed is supported fromthe upper edge of the tub by means ofa plurality of supporting hooks 6,these hooks engaging the curled edge. of the tub and being attached toand extending entirely across the underside of the shelf structureitself. This shelf structure is also provided with a head rest, as isshown at 7, this head rest being so constructed that its upper edgerests on the uper edge of the tub, while it is attached irectly to theshelf structure by means of a plurality of hinges shown at 8. In view ofthis hinge structure, the head piece may be folded over onto the shelfstructure proper when not in use. Similarly, the opposite end oftheshelf structure is provided with a guard shown at 9 which is suitablyconnected with the shelf structure and so shaped as to prevent the feetof the user from coming into contact with the faucet structure shown atThe manner of using this attachment is as follows: It is placed in itsoperative position such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 within the tub, andhot water is then permitted to enter the tub. If this water issufficiently hot to steam, it may be permitted to continue to flow, theover-flow passing out through the emergency outlet 3. The user placeshimself upon the shelf structure and the generated steam passes upthrough the spaces formed between the spacedslats 4. If desired, asuitable cover may also be used to be placed over the user to confinethis steam. In the absence of water sufficiently hot, additional heatingmeans such asan electric heating unit may be used. After the completionof the bath, the device may be folded up and removed from the tub andbecause of the hinge structures described, it will occupy acomparatively small amount of space.

What I claim, is:

1. In combination with a bath tub having an overflow outlet, anattachment comprising a rigid shelf structure extending throughout thelength of said tub, said structure being provided throughout its areawith openings for the passage of steam, and

means for supporting said structure within said tub in spaced relationwith its bottom and between the top edge of said tub and its overflowoutlet.

2. In combination with a bath tub, an attachment comprising a rigidshelf structure tofit the inside of said tub, means for supporting saidstructure fromthe top edge of the tub and in spaced relation with itsloottom, and a guard piece carriedby said struc- M) :uge arranged tocover the faucets of said In testimonywhereof I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

WILLI D. REES.

Witnesses: a

C. C. SHEPHERD, A. L. Pa.

